The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-05

hio.hei' anu salu. Forgive me, mother,
VIII never do anything 80 mean again
All there is power in a forgiving spirit
to overcome all hardness. There is no way
OF conquering men like that Of bestowinl
upon Them your pardon, whethcrthey viii
accept il or not.
Again, right heart is an expecta nj
heart IL IS poor business 10 be building
castles IN the air. Enjoy what you have
now, Don't spoil your comfort in the
small mouse because you expect q larger
one. Don fret about your income when
1t is 81 or ~ per day, because YOU expect
to have after awhile $40 per day, or $4,000
n year, because You expect il 10 be $50, 900
a year But about heavenly things, the
more We think the better Those castles
are not in the air, but on the hills, and we
have deed OF them in our possession.
like TO see a man all full OF heaven. He
sings heaven. lie prays heaven. He
dreams heaven. Some OF us I'm our seep
have had the good place open 10 us. We
saw the pinnacles in the sky We heard
the click of the hoofs Of the white horses
on which yictors rode, and the clapping OF
the cymbals OF eternal triumph. And
while in our sleep we were glad that all
our SORROWS were over, and burdens done
with, the throne OF God grow whittier,
whittier and whittier, till We opened our ewes
and saw that IL was only the sun of the
earthly morning shining on our pillow.
To have right heart you need TO be
filled with this expectancy. II would make
| your priyations and annoyanccs more
| bearablc."
In the midst OF tho city Of Paris stands.
or did stand a statue OF the good but bro
ken-hcarted Josephine. ] never imagined
that marble could be- smitteu into such
tenderness. II seems not lilelcss. II the
spirit OF Josephine be discniabernacled,
the soul OF the Empress has taken posses
sion OF this figure. | am not yet satisfied
that II Is stone. The pun Of the dress ON
the arm seems TO need but the pressure OF
the finger TO indent IT, The figure at the
bottom Of the robe, the rullle at the neck,
the fur lining on the dress, the embroidery
OF the satin, the cluster Of lily and leaf and
rose in her hand, the poisc OF her body ns
she seems TO come sailing out Of the sky,
her face calm, humble, beautiful, but yet
sad, attest the genius OF the sculptor and
the beauty OF the heroine he celebrates.
Looking up through the riffs OF the coro-
net that enCirclcs her brow, could sec the
sky beyond, the great heavens where all
woman's wrongs shall be righicd and the
story OF resignation and endurance shall be
told 10 all the ages. The ross and the liy
IN the hand OF Josephine will never drop
their petals The children Of God, whether
they suffer on earth, in palaces or in HOY.
els, shall come 10 that glorious rest Oh,
heaven, sweet hcavcnl at thy gate Wo ret
down all our burdens and griets. The |
place will be full. Here there are vacant |
chairs NJ the hearth and NJ the table, but |
there arr no vacant chains in heaven. The |
crowns oil worn; the thrones all mounted. |
Some talk OF heaven as though IL were |
very handsome church, whore few a. |
yorcd spirits would come in and sit down /
on finely cushioned seats, all by them
selves, gnd sing psalms TO all eternity. |
No, no. i saw great multitude that no
man could number, standing before the
throne. lie that talked with mo had
golden reed 20 measure the city, and IL was
1000 lurlongs'-that IL, ! 900 miles in
Ali heaven is not q little
colony at ono corner Of Gods dominion,
where mans entrance depends upon
what kind OF clothes he has on his back,
and how much money he has i'm his purse:
hut vast empire. God grant that the
light OF that blessed world may shine upon
us IN our last moment.
"Ihc toughest ,iUe we had in crossing |
the Orcan was ut the mouth OF Liverpool |
harbor Wcarrivcd nc nighii,ll and were |
Obliged 10 lie there till the morning, wait |
ing Tor the rising os the tide before We
'uuld go up 90 the NY. 10" .ho vessel
pitched aud wrilhod IN the watch ~
sometimes the last illrless OF the christian
\ struggle. lie X lmost through the
ioyagc. The waves of temptation toss his
oul. hut ne xaits for lthc morning. At
asst the light daN.-, nnsl the tides ui low
pos In his .oul, and ht sails up aud casts
anchor within the vcll.
Is thy heart ught2 What question can
compare with this Ia Importance
1t is u business question. DO YOU not
rcalizr that YOU will soon have a. 70 ont
oi that store, that you will soon have 10
resign that partnership; that soon, among
all the millions OF dollars worth OF goods
That are sold IA New York, YOU will not
have the handling OF a yard Of cloth, or q
pound OF sugar, ~ a penny worth ol any
thing that soon, II q contlngrati0n should
start at Central park aud sweep every.
lining 10 The Battery Il would not disturb
YOU; that soon, II every cashier should
ilscond aud every insurance company
should tail, Il would not affect your What |
are thc questions that stop this side the
grave compared with ,hu questions that
mach beyond az Are you making losses
hat ac 10 bc everlasting? Are you making
purchases ier ctcrnity1 Are You jobbing
or Time when YOU might bc wholcsaling
or eternity What question Of the store
II ~ broad at the base, and ~ alttudinous
'nd 80 ovcrNhelming as the question, Is
.hy heart righi1'
"or j. 1t u domestic question: Ish
something about father, or mother or
'ulnpnnion, or son, Or daughter. that YOU
.hink h comparable with this question in
mporanccR DO you not rualize that by
universal and incNurablo law an these NJ
alions will be broken up Your father
Viii DE gone, your mother will be- gone.
your companion will be- gone, your child /
bc gone, You will bc gone, and then
Ihis supcrnnl question will bcgin 10 har.
vest iH Cmcl gains, " dcpl0rc 10 worst ,
losses, roll up into ~ mighiicsi magni.
lude, % sweep ~ vast circles What az.
terence now does u make 10 Napoleon III.
whether he tfiumphcd ur SURRENDERED Al
Sedan whether ho lived at IA, TlIlerics
pr m thiselhurst2 whether he wns Emu,r.
lr ~ cNilc7 They laid him out In bis
'Oiln IN the dpsa " field mlrthal Dill
hat give him any better chance Tor tbe
next world than Il De had been llil ont
In 9 plain fhroudl And sDOn 10 ua what
viii be the difference whether in Ills
world We rode OF walked. worc bowed to
NJ mnliraicd, were app'audcd or his,rd
n, were welcomed In uf LIckol ont. while
laying hold Of every moment of the rr,at
Iuture, and burning In all the splcnddr or
.niVi aud oycmUhing and undergoing rid
'ime and all eternity, is tho plain, nm.
PIG, Practical, thrilling. aruni.iur. oy,r.
yn,holning question, Is Thy heart rIfhtg
iinV' You within youa wpuuiihg heart. an